An improved light adapted to be connected to a wheel of, e.g., a bicycle. In preferred form, the light is fixed to the wheel in a manner that orients the light's battery on an axis positioned substantially radially of the wheel, and that orients the light's battery radially inward of the light's bulb relative to the wheel's axis. A switch spring is provided in the light's housing that normally biases the battery out of electrical contact with the bulb when the wheel is not rotating, i.e., when the bicycle is not in use, but which permits the battery to be biased into electrical contact with the bulb in response to centrifugal force when the wheel is rotating, i.e., when the bicycle is in use. Thus, the light turns off automatically when the bicycle is not being ridden, and turns on automatically in response to centrifugal force when the bicycle is being ridden, when the light is mounted on a bicycle's wheel.
The present device is a motion actuated, battery operated LED in which the battery is suspended between two springs in the at rest or off position in which one lead of the LED is connected to negative terminal of the battery through one spring and the other spring is insulated from electrical contact. The second spring's purpose is to position the battery. A second LED lead is provided in close proximity to the positive terminal of the battery such that a force applied to the device and hence to the battery will impart motion to the battery and deform the second spring allowing the positive terminal to contact the second LED terminal thus completing the circuit and lighting the diode.
A safety lighting device for a bicycle including a housing in which is located a self-contained light source which emits light through a lens; the housing also having a plate-like mounting apparatus wedged between pairs of overlapping spokes which allows the housing to be removably secured to the spokes, and further allows the light to be directed radially outwardly to permit ready visibility of the bike and rider while deflecting the light away from the eyes of the rider and any obstructions created by the wheel rim.
The present invention discloses a fitting structure of a safety lamp to a wheel especially of a bicycle or motorcycle. Such safety lamp is replaceably mounted on an air valve disposed on the wheel. Due to such construction, people can clearly recognize the presence of the bicycle or motorcycle even from the back or the side, thus enhancing the safety of the rider. Furthermore, the safety lamp can be fitted easily and reliably by utilizing the male screw portion of the air valve of the wheel. The fitting structure includes a skirt which protects the air valve.
An inertia-activated braking light (1) for attachment to pedal cycles and the like. A display of LEDs (15) is automatically illuminated on deceleration. This is achieved by an inertia mass closing a circuit on deceleration to provide electrical power to illuminate the light emitting diodes.
A plurality of light members, forming a string, connected across a source of electrical power; a source of power being adapted to be secured to a vehicle wheel, the string being adapted to be interleafed between the spokes of the wheel, the lights being adapted to be secured to individual ones of said spokes.
